Coldplay's Chris Martin confesses that he was "listening to a lot of Katy Perry" while writing the band's latest hit, "A Sky Full of Stars," revealing that he felt inspired by her (not so secret) recipe for radio success.

"I'll tell you the truth: I was listening to a lot of Katy Perry," he says in a new Beat x Beat webcast produced by Beats by Dre. "A lot of her songs have the same chord sequence the whole time. Your body feels comfortable with them and then the melody's changing on top so there's a groove you really get in to and then also you're kept interested... so I was like, 'that's an amazing way of doing songs.'"

BELFAST, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 07: Katy Perry performs on stage on the opening night of her Prismatic World Tour at Odyssey Arena on May 7, 2014 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Photo by Christie Goodwin/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 09: (Exclusive Coverage; Editorial Use Only) Katy Perry performs onstage during 'The Prismatic World Tour' at Madison Square Garden on July 9, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR STAPLES - Global pop star Katy Perry, center, with local teachers, left to right, Todd Simon and Sarah Fuller pose backstage at the Staples Center during Perry's Prismatic World Tour performance on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, in Los Angeles. Staples teamed up with superstar Katy Perry to "Make Roar Happen" and celebrate and support teachers during the back-to-school season by donating $1 million to DonorsChoose.org, a charity that has helped fund more than 450,000 classroom projects for teachers and impacted more than 11 million students. (Photo by Antonio Pullano/Invision for Staples/AP Images)

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 07: Katy Perry performs live at Perth Arena during her Prismatic World Tour on November 7, 2014 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images)

OXFORD, MS - OCTOBER 4: Singer and songwriter Katy Perry watches the action between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Alabama Crimson Tide on October 4, 2014 at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. (Photo by Joe Murphy/Getty Images)

INGLEWOOD, CA - AUGUST 24: Katy Perry arrives at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 24, 2014 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)

Singer Katy Perry performs at a concert in celebration of the Special Olympics on July 31, 2014 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Singer Katy Perry performs during a a concert commemorating the Special Olympics with U.S. President Barack Obama, not pictured, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, July 31, 2014. Founded in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the Special Olympics movement has grown to more than 4.4 million athletes in 170 countries. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 09: (Exclusive Coverage; Editorial Use Only) Katy Perry performs onstage during 'The Prismatic World Tour' at Madison Square Garden on July 9, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 09: (Exclusive Coverage; Editorial Use Only) Katy Perry performs onstage during 'The Prismatic World Tour' at Madison Square Garden on July 9, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 09: (Exclusive Coverage; Editorial Use Only) Katy Perry performs onstage during 'The Prismatic World Tour' at Madison Square Garden on July 9, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

Singer Katy Perry tosses corn dogs as she shows her displeasure of Alabama being chosen as the favorite over Mississippi during a telecast of ESPN's College GamDay in The Grove at the University of Mississippi prior to their NCAA college football game in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL - JULY 04: In this handout photo provided by Disney Parks, singer Katy Perry poses with Minnie Mouse and Mickey Mouse at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World Resort on July 4, 2014 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Katy Perry, who sang the hit song 'Firework,' visited Walt Disney World Resort on U.S. Independence Day during a break in her global 'Prismatic' concert tour. (Photo by Chloe Rice/Disney Parks via Getty Images)

Pop star Katy Perry speaks on June 12, 2014 in Los Angeles, California, where she is teaming up with Staples to 'Make Roar Happen', celebrating and supporting teachers for a philanthropic effort during the back-to-school season. Besides donating $1 million to DonorsChoose.org, Staples will sponsor the North American leg of Katy Perrys Prismatic World Tour, which starts in Raleigh, North Carolina on June 22. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MAY 25: Katy Perry performs live at Radio 1's Big Weekend at Glasgow Green on May 25, 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)

BELFAST, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 07: Katy Perry performs on stage on the opening night of her Prismatic World Tour at Odyssey Arena on May 7, 2014 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (Photo by Christie Goodwin/Getty Images)

INDIO, CA - APRIL 12: Singer Katy Perry watches Lorde perform during day 2 of the 2014 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on April 12, 2014 in Indio, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Coachella)

LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 02: A makeup artist makes finishing touches to a wax figure of Katy Perry as it is unveiled at Madame Tussauds on April 2, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images)

American singer Katy Perry poses for photos at the launch of her Prismatic world tour in Sydney On March 4, 2014. Katy has announced that the Prismatic world tour will head to Australia in November 2014 with live performances at concerts in Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane. AFP PHOTO / Saeed Khan (Photo credit should read SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)

NARITA, JAPAN - MARCH 01: Singer Katy Perry is seen upon arrival at Narita International Airport on March 1, 2014 in Narita, Japan. (Photo by Jun Sato/GC Images)

NARITA, JAPAN - MARCH 01: Singer Katy Perry is seen upon arrival at Narita International Airport on March 1, 2014 in Narita, Japan. (Photo by Jun Sato/GC Images)

MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 20: Katy Perry steps up the runway before the Moschino show as a part of Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Autumn/Winter on February 20, 2014 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage)

MILAN, ITALY - FEBRUARY 20: Katy Perry steps up the runway before the Moschino show as a part of Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Autumn/Winter on February 20, 2014 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Antonio de Moraes Barros Filho/WireImage)

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 18: Katy Perry sighting on February 18, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Alan Chapman/FilmMagic)

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 18: Katy Perry, winner of Woman of the Year, poses in the winners room at the Elle Style Awards 2014 at One Embankment on February 18, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES - JANUARY 27: To commemorate the 50th anniversary of one of the most historic moments in music and television, The Recording Academy, AEG Ehrlich Ventures and CBS presents 'The Night That Changed America: A GRAMMY Salute To The BEATLES.' The primetime entertainment special celebrates the remarkable legacy of the seven-time GRAMMY Award-winning group and their groundbreaking first appearance on 'The Ed Sullivan Show.'Â The two-hour show broadcasts exactly 50 years to the day, date and time of the original event, Sunday, Feb. 9 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured L-R: Katy Perry and Steve Lukather (Photo by Cliff Lipson/CBS via Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 26: Singer Katy Perry arrives at the Universal Music Group 2014 Post GRAMMY Party at The Ace Hotel Theater on January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 26: Singer Katy Perry arrives at the Universal Music Group 2014 Post GRAMMY Party at The Ace Hotel Theater on January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)

In his five-minute feature with Beat x Beat, Martin chronicled the process of bringing "Sky Full of Stars" from his head to the radio.

"That song really ended up being inspired by EDM, which some people turn their nose up and then you go to see an EDM thing and people are together and having the best time," he said. "So I was like f**k it! I love that stuff. So I wanted to have a song that comes from that world. But in terms of, 'I'd really like to jump up and down to this,' we don't really know what we're doing."

Enter Avicii, who collaborated with the band and helped shape the version of the song that audiences now know.

"He did a full Avicii version, we did a full Coldplay version, and we spent weeks weaving it all together," said Martin.

Perry isn't the only pop star Martin has voiced an opinion on. See what he had to say about the band's "Princess of China" collaborator Rihanna in this throwback, pre-"conscious uncoupling" interview with ET Canada.